East Tennessee Public Television will premeiere “East Tennessee Stories: The Land, Its People and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at 6 PM on Sunday, September 27, 2009.
This program starts with the Cherokee’s story of creation and covers additional topics including logging, the Civil War and the creation of the smokies.
Immediately following this program is Ken Burn’s brilliant documentary “The National parks: Americas Best Idea”. Burn’s 12-hour series spans the continent to capture the gradeur that is our national parks.
Visitors to the National Park can get a sneak peak of the Ken Burns film on Saturday. A half-hour excerpt will be shown at the Sugarlands Visitors Center at 11 am and 2 pm.
For more information about the sneak peak, contact the national park at 865-436-1200.
Tags: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Ken Burns, Public Television
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